self-deprecation

== English == === Alternative forms === self-depreciation === Etymology === From self- + deprecation. === Noun === self-deprecation (uncountable) (Originally proscribed) The disparagement of one's own self. ==== Usage notes ==== The term "self-deprecation" was orginially proscribed, but is now commoner than "self-depreciation" by a ratio of 24:1. ==== Related terms ==== self-deprecating ==== Translations ==== === See also === self-mockery === References ===